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Alfred Oerter Jr. (/ ˈ ɔːr t ər /; September 19, 1936 – October 1, 2007) was an American athlete and a four-time Olympic Champion in the discus throw. He was the first athlete to win a gold medal in the same individual event in four consecutive Olympic Games.
Al Oerter was an American discus thrower, who won four consecutive Olympic gold medals (1956, 1960, 1964, and 1968), setting an Olympic record each time. During his career he set new world records four times (1962–64). He was the first to throw the discus more than 200 feet with his first world.
An Olympic legend, American discus thrower Al Oerter was the first track and field athlete to win four successive Olympic titles, a feat since equalled only by Carl Lewis in the long jump. Four new Olympic records.
Oct 2, 2007 · Al Oerter, a discus thrower who became the first modern track and field athlete to win four consecutive Olympic titles in one event, died yesterday in Fort Myers, Fla. Oerter, who had...
May 17, 2018 · Al Oerter (born 1936) is the only athlete ever to win a gold medal in the same event at four consecutive Olympic Games. He won gold in the discus in 1956, 1960, 1964, and 1968. Oerter set and broke many Olympic records.
Al Oerter (1936 - 2007) Olympic Gold Medalist - Discus 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968. Al Oerter is the first athlete to win the same Olympic event four times in a row and the only one to set Olympic records each time.
Al Oerter (USA), who won gold medals in four straight Olympic Games in the Discus Throw, has died today. He was 71-years-old.
